Disaster Artist

Chapter 21: control the game

Six actors, six spaces, and six houses were all gathered in different rooms in the same villa to complete the shooting. I have to say, this is the magic of the movie.

In fact, as a rule, the film crew strongly does not recommend doing this:

The audio is easy to change the channel, the scene is easy to leak, the performance is easy to disrupt the rhythm, the shooting scene is easy to fall into chaos, etc., etc., etc., and so on. It can even be said that it is a disaster scene.

Moreover, with such a shooting plan, the director with the largest and most difficult workload is the director, because he needs to be multitasking and control the audience, and has very high requirements for ability and energy. reaction.

If he had a choice, Lu Qian didn't want it either.

But the reality is that they don't have many choices. In many dilemmas and problems, this may be their best solution.

And, despite the difficulties, it is not without solutions—

It's like a drama.

Before the actual shooting, rehearsal was carried out through a lot of practice to ensure that every scene could be presented on the camera according to the director's idea, from expressions to lines to actions and so on.

The disadvantage of this approach is that it takes a lot of time to rehearse; but the advantages are also very obvious, saving costs, saving later stages, and saving consumption.

It just so happened that the entire crew lived in the villa. Apart from the daily shooting work, rehearsals could be carried out at other times, just like a training camp to ensure that they could concentrate fully and devote themselves to work without distractions, from the producer and director. From the point of view, it is also easy to control.

After careful consideration, Lu Qian made a decision.

In this regard, although Ji Xu has many concerns, he still supports Lu Qian's decision wholeheartedly. He said half-jokingly that the producer likes such a frugal and efficient director, so he can be more worry-free.

So, things were settled like this.

At this time, Lu Qian was sitting outside the porch at the entrance of the hall, controlling the audience. Although the first scene had been rehearsed many times, the rehearsal and the actual combat were two different things after all; moreover, movies and dramas were also two different things, the first scene It can be seen that there are many problems, and the details still need to be adjusted.

"Card!"

With a shout, the entire operation of the villa was suspended.

Actors, all habitually want to look for the director's eyes, but when they look up, they are all in their own rooms, and they can't even see a single hair of the director's hair. It is definitely not the way they are familiar and used to communicate on the set. This left them a little bewildered.

"Jiajia, what are you doing?"

Lu Qian's voice came from the walkie-talkie, serious and clear.

Wu Xiaozhen was stunned for a moment, and after a full beat did she realize that the "Jiajia" the director said was herself, her character in the movie, a super beauty.

But even if she understood it, Wu Xiaozhen's reaction was still too slow, her focus was looking around in a panic, she didn't know where to look, like a headless fly.

Lu Qian paused for a moment, then secretly told himself:

Just like the character "Jia Jia", Wu Xiaozhen is purely a vase, and her brain's reaction can't keep up with the rhythm.

"Camera, just look at the camera."

Lu Qian's voice came from the walkie-talkie, and then repeated his question again.

"What were you doing just now?"

Wu Xiaozhen finally found the computer camera, but still did not speak, but fell into deep thought:

I didn't seem to do anything just now.

"Yes, you didn't do anything just now."

Lu Qian's voice exploded directly in Wu Xiaozhen's ears, as if he could see through her thoughts, which made Wu Xiaozhen startled, Hua Rong paled, and almost hiccups.

"Jiajia is a beauty, what should a beauty do at nine o'clock in the evening?"

Wu Xiaozhen thought about it seriously. There were some thoughts in her mind, but she didn't dare to say it. She glanced at the camera and said, "Director, what do you think it should be?"

Lu Qian: ...

He is not a beauty, how does he know what a beauty is doing at nine o'clock at night?

Taking a deep breath, Lu Qian calmed himself down. To communicate with someone like Wu Xiaozhen, he needs to be straightforward and calm, and he can't be around the corner.

"Beauty? Doing a mask? A manicure? Brows? Arranging your hair?"

Lu Qian didn't have an answer either, just popping out a bunch of possibilities.

Previously, the crew constructed the entire scene through rehearsal, and more attention was paid to the flow of the dialogue, the grasp of the situation, and the positioning of the performance. Only when the shooting was really in front of the camera, the lack of details could be found, which is also very important. of--

For drama, there is a distance between the stage and the audience. The performance often needs to be put on the outside, so that the audience can see it as much as possible. Naturally, there are relatively few detailed parts.

But for movies, every move is magnified on the big screen, and no detail can escape the audience's eyes, so the delicate connection also needs to be taken care of.

In the first set of shots just now, Wu Xiaozhen's body language was very stiff, and his expression was a little dull, and he couldn't feel any breath of life at all.

Putting it on the screen is like telling the audience: Did you see it? I was kidnapped and I was blinking for help, did you understand the message? My blink is actually Morse code - oh, no, she should not know what Morse code is~www.novelmt.com~ Wu Xiaozhen finally found inspiration in Lu Qian's words, "Ah, volume Bangs! Because I have air bangs, so..."

"Very good, then you curl your bangs." Lu Qian was not interested in the details, so he cut it off directly, "Follow your maintenance steps every night, and then chat with the little sisters while doing your own things, remember, you are talking about gossip. , with a more lively expression."

Wu Xiaozhen nodded ignorantly, started muttering to himself, and really began to recall his maintenance steps at night, and then, there was no more, because he couldn't do both, Wu Xiaozhen "dropped" again, immersed in In my own mind, I started to recall the maintenance steps with my fingers.

But Lu Qian couldn't "drop the line" and named Wu Xiaozhen. This was just the first step.

"Huaijia, what's with your sight?"

Zhang Zhen plays Huai Jia, an athlete, playboy, and Nan Yong's best friend.

Zhang Zhen was a little nervous. He thought that with so much content on the screen, the director might not be able to cover everything, but he didn't think that his eyes could not escape the director's eyes, which made him clear his throat and try to defend himself.

"Director, when you were shooting, didn't you say you should avoid the camera as much as possible?"

For drama, actors need to make eye contact with the audience, because this is a kind of emotional communication.

But for movies, actors need to avoid the camera lens. Unless a few directors try to break the fourth wall, the actor's line of sight needs to avoid looking directly at the lens, which will break the light and shadow atmosphere created by the movie and destroy the audience's immersion. The sense of substitution in the story.

Lu Qian rolled his eyes, "Who is the opposite of the camera you are looking at?"

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